Christian Witzig
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001
Place of birth Münsterlingen, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St. Gallen
Number 37
Youth career
2005–2008 FC Tägerwilen
2008–2009 FC Münchwilen
2009–2015 Wil
2015–2019 St. Gallen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 St. Gallen II 53 (3)
2021– St. Gallen 49 (4)
International career‡
2016 Switzerland U15 1 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U17 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Christian Witzig (born 9 January 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. Gallen.

Club career

Witzig is a product of the youth academies of Tägerwilen, Münchwilen, Wil and St. Gallen. He began his senior career with the reserves of St. Gallen in 2017.[1] On 24 June 2021, he signed his first professional contract with St. Gallen, tying him to the club until June 2023.[2] He made his professional debut with St. Gallen in a 3–1 Swiss Super League loss to Sion on 27 November 2021.[3]

International career

Witzig is a youth international for Switzerland, having played from the U15 to U17 levels. He represented the Switzerland U17s at the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Witzig empfiehlt sich beim FC St. Gallen für höhere Aufgaben". 4-4-2.com. 30 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "FC St.Gallen 1879 | 20210624_Profiverträge-für-vier-Nachwuchsspieler". www.fcsg.ch.
  3. ↑ "Brasilianer schiessen Sion aus dem Tabellenkeller". Blick. 27 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Schweizer U17 für EM qualifiziert". blue News.
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